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Microgrants/KFC

2013-04-15T20:05:15Z

Farrtj:

; Overview
KFC is a leading fried chicken led fast food chain. I am responsible for getting the KFC Wikipedia page to GA status. I am trying to get it to FA status, but leading on to my second FA review now, I realise that my lack of first rate sources is holding the article back. I have exhausted all the articles and books available freely on Google Books, Amazon preview, LexusNexus, Jstor, Project Muse, online newspaper archives (FT, NYT, Economist, Times, Guardian), Questia, HighBeam etc. I need to buy some books. These books all very niche, and are not available in my local university libraries, let alone civic libraries. I know that the British Library has copies of the books I want, but as I live in a rural area in the North of England, travelling there and back would use up the best part of a day (at least 9 hours in total if the traffic was fair). I could ask Wikimedia to fund my stay in a cheap hotel overnight, as well as pay my travelling costs, but as Wikimedia will remain the owner of the books that they fund, I think that to purchase the books is the more economical and sensible option.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Budget
I am asking for £69.63 in order to purchase the following books from Amazon UK and Abebooks:
* Secret Recipe: Why KFC Is Still Cookin' After 50 Years, Bob Darden [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9694425014&searchurl=kn%3Dkfc%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* KFC In China, Warren Liu [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9592450821&searchurl=bt.x%3D-546%26bt.y%3D-302%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DKFC%2BIn%2BChina]
* Taking People With You, David Novak [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taking-People-You-Things-Happen/dp/1591845912/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363014209&sr=1-1]
* Colonel Sanders and the American Dream, Josh Ozersky [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=8854147767&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dcolonel%2Bsanders%2Band%2Bthe%2Bamerican%2Bdream%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* Life As I Have Known It, Colonel Sanders [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9675479115&searchurl=an%3DHarland%2BSanders]
* Master of the Big Board, William Carey [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9572031144&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dmaster%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bbig%2Bboard%26x%3D93%26y%3D3]
* Dave's Way, Dave Thomas [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7735401528&searchurl=kn%3Ddave%2527s%2Bway%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]

I use Abebooks for all of them as it is cheaper, except for the David Novak one, which was only published in 2012, and is just as cheap from Amazon UK.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Timeline
These are big books, but I am a fast reader! I would estimate that I would need no more than 3 months, if circumstance prevail, to update the KFC page with information from the books. Then maybe a further 3 months in order to update related pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Expected outcomes
The microgrant would allow me to improve the KFC page exponentially, which it dearly needs if it is to reach FA status. The books would also include other information, particularly on leading KFC figures (on Colonel Sanders, David Novak and Jack C Massey) which I could use to improve their individual pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Who I am
My name is [[User:Farrtj]]. I have been a Wikipedia editor by name for 6 years now (I edited anonymously before that). I have 12 GAs to my credit. I am based in the North East of England, near Darlington. I have never applied for a microgrant before (so hello, here I am!). I am a leading contributor to Wikiproject Beer. My interests lie in brewing, local history and big business, particularly restaurants.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Discussion

I have to ask (due diligence etc in the light of paid editing): do you have any conflicts of interest you should declare here? For example, are you being paid by anyone to create/promote the article? [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 17:20, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
::Ah yes, very good question. I can state categorically now that I have never been employed by Yum! Brands (the parent company of KFC). I am not employed by anyone who is working for them. I am not related to anyone who works for KFC or Yum! Brands. Whilst I believe the KFC article represents a neutral stance, there is in the article full and due mention of criticisms of the company by the animal rights group PETA as well as Greenpeace.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey [[User:Farrtj]], good to see another micro-grant application underway! You need to be a member in order to apply - if you're not it's only £5 to join and you can do so online [https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/contribute/transact&id=4| here] - if that's a problem, let us know and we'll see what we can do? [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 11:54, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Farrtj, I'm sure the chapter can support you. Could you let me know which University libraries are most convenient for you, and if you have asked the librarian if they might be interested in buying in some of these contemporary business books? In my experience they can be quite interested in helping with project needs. I'm probing this a little, as, compared to other topics such as WWII, I doubt that there would be much point in keeping these books in the London office once you have finished using them, so these probably should be seen as a one-use purchase. Thanks --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 12:24, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

::The University of York library would be most convenient, but it's a 2 hour 20 minutes round trip for me, with the cheapest option being car, which would have £22 worth of fuel expenses. And I think the librarian would probably suggest an inter-library loan, which they would probably charge me for postage. And I would only be able to use the book in the library as only students can take books away with them, and I'm not a student. So if I ordered two books, I'd probably have to make two separate trips, AND pay the postage costs.... it would be cheaper to just buy the books from Amazon! [[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 15:10, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the explanation. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 17:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
::::I'd say (and, for the record, I have no official capacity whatsoever, so this is just my personal opinion) there's nothing wrong with buying a pile of books that would only be used once. We're not talking about large amounts of money, and having the books available in the WMUK office would mean that anybody who was interested could check the sources for the article, so we would eb preserving source material for Wikipedia articles, which is a useful thing in itself. In my humble opinion. [[User:HJ Mitchell|'''Harry Mitchell''']] | [[User talk:HJ Mitchell|Penny for your thoughts? ]] 18:02, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::I'm not implying otherwise. In this instance I'd rather the books were just retained in good faith by the editor most committed, rather than eating up storage in the office. We can always keep a log on-wiki of who has what, if anyone wanted to borrow them (unlikely for this narrow topic), they could be passed on directly, depending on the volunteer needs. Thanks --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 18:12, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks Farrtj for taking the time to put together this very interesting microgrant application. I'm happy to '''approve''' it. Please liaise with [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard]] about the purchase of the books - they can either be purchased by WMUK and posted to you, or you can purchase them directly and claim back the cost of purchasing them. Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 08:51, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks for the good news! I look forward to reading them.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 10:38, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
:::OK, they're on their way! However, some might take 30 or so days to get here from the US. [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:36, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

'''Report'''
All the books arrived promptly. I have read them all now, and added all the relevant information to the KFC article, which I will nominate for FA status when my already pending FA nomination has been dealt with. You can see the difference the books made between here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KFC&oldid=548663486] and here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KFC&oldid=550471281]. The book sources add more gravitas to the article as well. The project is not complete yet, as I intend to expand the Colonel Sanders page as well.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 20:05, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


[[Category:Approved microgrants]]
[[Category:Microgrants for the 2013-14 financial year]]

User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)

2013-03-25T15:16:07Z

Farrtj:

== Webcasted board meetings ==

Please see [[Water_cooler#Webcasted_board_meetings]]. Thanks, --[[User:John Vandenberg|John Vandenberg]] ([[User talk:John Vandenberg|talk]]) 03:07, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

== Dropped you a mail ==

Per subject. [[Wikipedia:User:Worm That Turned|'''''Worm''''']]TT([[Wikipedia:User Talk:Worm That Turned|talk]]) 11:02, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

==[[Template:Icon]]==
We know have a template which allows us to add icons. {{icon|GA}} {{icon|FA}} will be used most but there is a host of other icons available which can be seen at [[Template:Icon]]. [[User:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|Richard Nevell (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Nevell (WMUK)|talk]]) 12:33, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

==Email==
Hi, just to let you know I've sent you an email about the grant. Thanks [[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 15:16, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Microgrants/KFC

2013-03-23T10:38:42Z

Farrtj:

; Overview
KFC is a leading fried chicken led fast food chain. I am responsible for getting the KFC Wikipedia page to GA status. I am trying to get it to FA status, but leading on to my second FA review now, I realise that my lack of first rate sources is holding the article back. I have exhausted all the articles and books available freely on Google Books, Amazon preview, LexusNexus, Jstor, Project Muse, online newspaper archives (FT, NYT, Economist, Times, Guardian), Questia, HighBeam etc. I need to buy some books. These books all very niche, and are not available in my local university libraries, let alone civic libraries. I know that the British Library has copies of the books I want, but as I live in a rural area in the North of England, travelling there and back would use up the best part of a day (at least 9 hours in total if the traffic was fair). I could ask Wikimedia to fund my stay in a cheap hotel overnight, as well as pay my travelling costs, but as Wikimedia will remain the owner of the books that they fund, I think that to purchase the books is the more economical and sensible option.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Budget
I am asking for £69.63 in order to purchase the following books from Amazon UK and Abebooks:
* Secret Recipe: Why KFC Is Still Cookin' After 50 Years, Bob Darden [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9694425014&searchurl=kn%3Dkfc%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* KFC In China, Warren Liu [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9592450821&searchurl=bt.x%3D-546%26bt.y%3D-302%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DKFC%2BIn%2BChina]
* Taking People With You, David Novak [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taking-People-You-Things-Happen/dp/1591845912/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363014209&sr=1-1]
* Colonel Sanders and the American Dream, Josh Ozersky [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=8854147767&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dcolonel%2Bsanders%2Band%2Bthe%2Bamerican%2Bdream%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* Life As I Have Known It, Colonel Sanders [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9675479115&searchurl=an%3DHarland%2BSanders]
* Master of the Big Board, William Carey [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9572031144&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dmaster%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bbig%2Bboard%26x%3D93%26y%3D3]
* Dave's Way, Dave Thomas [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7735401528&searchurl=kn%3Ddave%2527s%2Bway%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]

I use Abebooks for all of them as it is cheaper, except for the David Novak one, which was only published in 2012, and is just as cheap from Amazon UK.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Timeline
These are big books, but I am a fast reader! I would estimate that I would need no more than 3 months, if circumstance prevail, to update the KFC page with information from the books. Then maybe a further 3 months in order to update related pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Expected outcomes
The microgrant would allow me to improve the KFC page exponentially, which it dearly needs if it is to reach FA status. The books would also include other information, particularly on leading KFC figures (on Colonel Sanders, David Novak and Jack C Massey) which I could use to improve their individual pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Who I am
My name is [[User:Farrtj]]. I have been a Wikipedia editor by name for 6 years now (I edited anonymously before that). I have 12 GAs to my credit. I am based in the North East of England, near Darlington. I have never applied for a microgrant before (so hello, here I am!). I am a leading contributor to Wikiproject Beer. My interests lie in brewing, local history and big business, particularly restaurants.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Discussion

I have to ask (due diligence etc in the light of paid editing): do you have any conflicts of interest you should declare here? For example, are you being paid by anyone to create/promote the article? [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 17:20, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
::Ah yes, very good question. I can state categorically now that I have never been employed by Yum! Brands (the parent company of KFC). I am not employed by anyone who is working for them. I am not related to anyone who works for KFC or Yum! Brands. Whilst I believe the KFC article represents a neutral stance, there is in the article full and due mention of criticisms of the company by the animal rights group PETA as well as Greenpeace.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey [[User:Farrtj]], good to see another micro-grant application underway! You need to be a member in order to apply - if you're not it's only £5 to join and you can do so online [https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/contribute/transact&id=4| here] - if that's a problem, let us know and we'll see what we can do? [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 11:54, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Farrtj, I'm sure the chapter can support you. Could you let me know which University libraries are most convenient for you, and if you have asked the librarian if they might be interested in buying in some of these contemporary business books? In my experience they can be quite interested in helping with project needs. I'm probing this a little, as, compared to other topics such as WWII, I doubt that there would be much point in keeping these books in the London office once you have finished using them, so these probably should be seen as a one-use purchase. Thanks --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 12:24, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

::The University of York library would be most convenient, but it's a 2 hour 20 minutes round trip for me, with the cheapest option being car, which would have £22 worth of fuel expenses. And I think the librarian would probably suggest an inter-library loan, which they would probably charge me for postage. And I would only be able to use the book in the library as only students can take books away with them, and I'm not a student. So if I ordered two books, I'd probably have to make two separate trips, AND pay the postage costs.... it would be cheaper to just buy the books from Amazon! [[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 15:10, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the explanation. --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 17:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
::::I'd say (and, for the record, I have no official capacity whatsoever, so this is just my personal opinion) there's nothing wrong with buying a pile of books that would only be used once. We're not talking about large amounts of money, and having the books available in the WMUK office would mean that anybody who was interested could check the sources for the article, so we would eb preserving source material for Wikipedia articles, which is a useful thing in itself. In my humble opinion. [[User:HJ Mitchell|'''Harry Mitchell''']] | [[User talk:HJ Mitchell|Penny for your thoughts? ]] 18:02, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::I'm not implying otherwise. In this instance I'd rather the books were just retained in good faith by the editor most committed, rather than eating up storage in the office. We can always keep a log on-wiki of who has what, if anyone wanted to borrow them (unlikely for this narrow topic), they could be passed on directly, depending on the volunteer needs. Thanks --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 18:12, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks Farrtj for taking the time to put together this very interesting microgrant application. I'm happy to '''approve''' it. Please liaise with [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard]] about the purchase of the books - they can either be purchased by WMUK and posted to you, or you can purchase them directly and claim back the cost of purchasing them. Thanks. [[User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]] ([[User talk:Mike Peel|talk]]) 08:51, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
::Thanks for the good news! I look forward to reading them.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 10:38, 23 March 2013 (UTC)


[[Category:Approved microgrants]]

Microgrants/KFC

2013-03-22T15:10:00Z

Farrtj:

; Overview
KFC is a leading fried chicken led fast food chain. I am responsible for getting the KFC Wikipedia page to GA status. I am trying to get it to FA status, but leading on to my second FA review now, I realise that my lack of first rate sources is holding the article back. I have exhausted all the articles and books available freely on Google Books, Amazon preview, LexusNexus, Jstor, Project Muse, online newspaper archives (FT, NYT, Economist, Times, Guardian), Questia, HighBeam etc. I need to buy some books. These books all very niche, and are not available in my local university libraries, let alone civic libraries. I know that the British Library has copies of the books I want, but as I live in a rural area in the North of England, travelling there and back would use up the best part of a day (at least 9 hours in total if the traffic was fair). I could ask Wikimedia to fund my stay in a cheap hotel overnight, as well as pay my travelling costs, but as Wikimedia will remain the owner of the books that they fund, I think that to purchase the books is the more economical and sensible option.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Budget
I am asking for £69.63 in order to purchase the following books from Amazon UK and Abebooks:
* Secret Recipe: Why KFC Is Still Cookin' After 50 Years, Bob Darden [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9694425014&searchurl=kn%3Dkfc%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* KFC In China, Warren Liu [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9592450821&searchurl=bt.x%3D-546%26bt.y%3D-302%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DKFC%2BIn%2BChina]
* Taking People With You, David Novak [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taking-People-You-Things-Happen/dp/1591845912/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363014209&sr=1-1]
* Colonel Sanders and the American Dream, Josh Ozersky [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=8854147767&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dcolonel%2Bsanders%2Band%2Bthe%2Bamerican%2Bdream%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]
* Life As I Have Known It, Colonel Sanders [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9675479115&searchurl=an%3DHarland%2BSanders]
* Master of the Big Board, William Carey [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=9572031144&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dmaster%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bbig%2Bboard%26x%3D93%26y%3D3]
* Dave's Way, Dave Thomas [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7735401528&searchurl=kn%3Ddave%2527s%2Bway%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D-886%26y%3D-93]

I use Abebooks for all of them as it is cheaper, except for the David Novak one, which was only published in 2012, and is just as cheap from Amazon UK.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Timeline
These are big books, but I am a fast reader! I would estimate that I would need no more than 3 months, if circumstance prevail, to update the KFC page with information from the books. Then maybe a further 3 months in order to update related pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Expected outcomes
The microgrant would allow me to improve the KFC page exponentially, which it dearly needs if it is to reach FA status. The books would also include other information, particularly on leading KFC figures (on Colonel Sanders, David Novak and Jack C Massey) which I could use to improve their individual pages.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Who I am
My name is [[User:Farrtj]]. I have been a Wikipedia editor by name for 6 years now (I edited anonymously before that). I have 12 GAs to my credit. I am based in the North East of England, near Darlington. I have never applied for a microgrant before (so hello, here I am!). I am a leading contributor to Wikiproject Beer. My interests lie in brewing, local history and big business, particularly restaurants.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

; Discussion

I have to ask (due diligence etc in the light of paid editing): do you have any conflicts of interest you should declare here? For example, are you being paid by anyone to create/promote the article? [[User:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|Richard Symonds (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Richard Symonds (WMUK)|talk]]) 17:20, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
::Ah yes, very good question. I can state categorically now that I have never been employed by Yum! Brands (the parent company of KFC). I am not employed by anyone who is working for them. I am not related to anyone who works for KFC or Yum! Brands. Whilst I believe the KFC article represents a neutral stance, there is in the article full and due mention of criticisms of the company by the animal rights group PETA as well as Greenpeace.[[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 12:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey [[User:Farrtj]], good to see another micro-grant application underway! You need to be a member in order to apply - if you're not it's only £5 to join and you can do so online [https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/contribute/transact&id=4| here] - if that's a problem, let us know and we'll see what we can do? [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 11:54, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Farrtj, I'm sure the chapter can support you. Could you let me know which University libraries are most convenient for you, and if you have asked the librarian if they might be interested in buying in some of these contemporary business books? In my experience they can be quite interested in helping with project needs. I'm probing this a little, as, compared to other topics such as WWII, I doubt that there would be much point in keeping these books in the London office once you have finished using them, so these probably should be seen as a one-use purchase. Thanks --[[User:Fæ|Fæ]] ([[User talk:Fæ|talk]]) 12:24, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

::The University of York library would be most convenient, but it's a 2 hour 20 minutes round trip for me, with the cheapest option being car, which would have £22 worth of fuel expenses. And I think the librarian would probably suggest an inter-library loan, which they would probably charge me for postage. And I would only be able to use the book in the library as only students can take books away with them, and I'm not a student. So if I ordered two books, I'd probably have to make two separate trips, AND pay the postage costs.... it would be cheaper to just buy the books from Amazon! [[User:Farrtj|Farrtj]] ([[User talk:Farrtj|talk]]) 15:10, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


[[Category:Pending microgrants]]

Microgrants/KFC

2013-03-12T12:04:48Z

Farrtj:

Microgrants/KFC

2013-03-12T12:03:59Z

Farrtj:

User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)

2013-03-12T12:02:56Z

Farrtj:

==First week!==
Hi All - my first week in the Offices in Old Street as a new member of staff seems to be going OK! I've got the IT set up and running, and I'm due to meet up with [[User:The Land|The Land]] tomorrow to talk [[2012 Fundraiser]] - exciting stuff :) - [[User:Bavage|Bavage]] 16:08, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

:Welcome to the wiki! --[[User:Tango|Tango]] ([[User talk:Tango|talk]]) 16:06, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
:Hello! [[User:The Land|The Land]] ([[User talk:The Land|talk]]) 17:42, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

== [[Training the Trainers/February 2013 event]] ==

Hi,

I have posted a message for you after where you signed up at [[Training the Trainers/February 2013 event]]

[[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 17:49, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
: I have also started a discussion about the location of the February train the trainer course that you've signed up to. You might be interested in commenting - see [[Talk:Training the Trainers/February 2013 event]]. Thanks, [[User:Bazonka|Bazonka]] ([[User talk:Bazonka|talk]]) 21:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

== Newsletter piece on Liverpool meetup ==

Hi Katherine,

I could write a piece on the Liverpool meetup if you like. One of the things I would like to talk about is the spectrum of levels of experience there. The was one guy who had never edited, someone who had created her first article and then there was Rich Farmbrough, one of the few editors to have made more than 1 million edits.

[[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 16:31, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

:Hi Katherine,
:Did you get the text I sent you? I used the "email this user" facility in Wikipedia.
:Is that text suitable for the newsletter?
:[[User:Yaris678|Yaris678]] ([[User talk:Yaris678|talk]]) 09:58, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
:: Booo I don't appear to have received it :( Can email my staff email address instead? katherine.bavage@wikimedia.org.uk [[User:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|Katherine Bavage (WMUK)]] ([[User talk:Katherine Bavage (WMUK)|talk]]) 10:19, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

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Hi, I'm Farrtj (the name is not intended as a joke). I concentrate on brands and business. Interests include food, drink and chain restaurants. I am also interested in local history: North Yorkshire and County Durham.

My interest is in the English language Wikipedia. You can see my Wikipedia user page here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Farrtj] It is more full and detailed.

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Hi, I'm Farrtj (the name is not intended as a joke). I concentrate on brands and business. Interests include food, drink and chain restaurants. I am also interested in local history: North Yorkshire and County Durham.

==Achievements==
===Articles===

*[[KFC]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[William Lax]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Paul S. Walsh]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Webster's Brewery]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Stones Brewery]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Boddingtons Brewery]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[McEwan's]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Worthington Brewery]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Slug and Lettuce]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Barnard Castle School]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Stones Bitter]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[John Smith's Brewery]] {{Classicon|GA}}
*[[Richard Tomlinson]] (B)
*[[Ravensworth]] (B)
*[[Guinness Foreign Extra Stout]] (B)
*[[Will Self]] (B)
*[[List of countries with KFC franchises]] (B)
*[[Tetley's Brewery]] (B)
*[[William Thomas Stead]] (B)

I've done the majority on the following:
*[[Chris Morris (satirist)]]
*[[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester]]
*[[Camerons Brewery]]
*[[Newcastle Brown Ale]]
*[[Courage Brewery]]
*[[Gordon's Gin]]
*[[Darlington]]
*[[Barnard Castle]]
*[[Richmond, North Yorkshire]]
*[[Lewis & Cooper]]
*[[Joshua Harold Burn]]
*[[Double Diamond Burton Ale]]

With others, I have significant responsibility for improving:
*[[Hunter S. Thompson]]
*[[Colonel Sanders]]
*[[Project MKULTRA]]
*[[Count of Saint Germain]]
*[[Harold Bloom]]
*[[Niall Ferguson]]
*[[Little Chef]]
*[[Template:UK Food]]
*[[Ploughman's lunch]]
*[[J D Wetherspoon]]


===Awards===
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Export hell seidel steiner.png|70px]]
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | [[User:RupertJanisch|RupertJanisch]] ([[User talk:RupertJanisch|talk]]) 12:00, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[‪File:KFC Original Recipe chicken in bucket.jpg|100px]]
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 3px;" | [[KFC]] is now a [[WP:GA|good article]] - thanks for your efforts in improving it to that status. Now you [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205944/KFC-customer-ram-raids-restaurant-threatens-staff-20ft-pole-refused-serve-bargain-bucket.html don't need to go ram-raiding].... [[User:Ritchie333|'''Ritchie333''']] [[User talk:Ritchie333|(talk)]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|(cont)]] 10:16, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
|}

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|rowspan="2" valign="middle" | {{#ifeq:{{{2}}}|alt|[[File:Food Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]|[[File:Food Barnstar.png|100px]]}}
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Food and Drink Barnstar'''   
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For the work on KFC! Regards, '''[[User:vaibhavgupta1989|theTigerKing]] ''' 17:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
|}

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|rowspan="2" style="padding-right:5px;" | [[Image:Working Man's Barnstar.png|100px]]
|style="font-size:1.65em; padding:0; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Working Man's Barnstar'''
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|style="border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For working hard on improving several articles on Wikipedia. '''[[User:SilkTork|SilkTork]]''' '''[[User talk:SilkTork|✔Tea time]]''' 15:08, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
|}
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{| style="border: 1px solid gray; background-color: #fdffe7;"
|rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[File:GA barnstar.png|100px]]
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The [[WP:GA|Good Article]] Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thanks Farrtj for helping to promote [[Barnard Castle School]] to [[WP:GA|Good Article]] status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and [[WP:BARNSTAR|give someone a pat on the back]] today. --[[User:Sp33dyphil|Sp33dyphil]] ©[[User talk:Sp33dyphil|hat]][[Special:Contributions/Sp33dyphil|ontributions]] 05:39, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
|}
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{| style="border: 1px solid {{{border|gray}}}; background-color: {{{color|#fdffe7}}};"
|rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|100px]]
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For impressive improvements to the [[Stones Brewery]] article. '''[[User:SilkTork|SilkTork]]''' '''[[User talk:SilkTork|✔Tea time]]''' 16:01, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
|}

{| style="background-color: #fdffe7; border: 1px solid #fceb92;"
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 5px;" | [[File:Export hell seidel steiner.png|70px]]
|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | ...because I've enjoyed your additions to [[Guinness]] and [[Will Self]] [[User:Bodnotbod|bodnotbod]] ([[User talk:Bodnotbod|talk]]) 15:13, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
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{| style="border: 1px solid {{{border|gray}}}; background-color: {{{color|#fdffe7}}};"
|rowspan="2" valign="middle" | [[File:Beer mug.gif|100px]]
|rowspan="2" |
|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Beer Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Awarded for good work in improving [[Webster's Brewery]]. '''[[User:SilkTork|SilkTork]]''' *[[User talk:SilkTork|YES!]] 11:30, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
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===Future jobs===
*Sir William Gray (create)
*Backhouse family (create)
*Sir Robert Dixon (create)
*Sir David Dale (create)
*[[Pease family (Darlington)]] improve, cleanup

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